Food

[sirmavers]

The branded ones just don't seem to soften up, and they rip the roof of your mouth open Most home brand stuff is better at ASDA.

[cb]

i know ! asda ketchup is mega.
seabrook potato crisps crinkle cut since 1945 tomato ketchup lavour made with sunflower oil & sea salt.
are so nice.

[sirmavers]

ASDA beans are amazing, the ones in the red tin with a picture of beans on it ASDA are also the only supermarket where I can find 'old tom' ale, which is very very nice, so basically ASDA is class.

[cb]

asda is class, the one near the trafford center is massive like! and ill get some of them beans them ant, but as im crap at cooking i get mum to get me the ones you put in the micro for a minute, its so easy

[sirmavers]

Lazy f*ck. I lvoe cooking, just not always got time for it, I make fucking brilliant pies. I make amazing white sauce aswell, great with mushrooms, I'm pretty amazing. Certainly didn't get it off my mum.

[Sean]

Sugar topped shreddies are the best to be fair, and honey coated ones Sainsburys is the best supermarket anyway I've given up crisps.

[sirmavers]

I work at Sainsburys in cafe, my life is in Sainsburys now, and if I had time to tell you some tales then you'd never shop there again, it is potentially the best supermarket but atm it is a poor supermarket, particularly the one I work in, it used to be the best in the country but it's slumped alot. Trust me I'd leave Sainsburys alone for now, let us get ourselves sorted out ASDA is the best supermarket atm as far as balance of price and quality go. Morrisons could potentially be better than the lot but they don't capitalise themselves enough, they are very shy.

There you go, the supermarket gospel in accordance to Ant

[Sean]

Haha well my local is Sainsburys so not much choice, the tortilla chips are brilliant though:D

[sirmavers]

Well Sainsburys is only 2 minutes from us aswell but my mam does best not to go there unless it's for something quick.

[Sean]

What's wrong with it then :S

[sirmavers]

Well:

- All the 'fresh' bread in the bakery is bought in frozen or made from basic packet mix mized with water, one of the two depending on type of bread you buy.

- All the 'fresh' cakes are bought in in packets made in a factory then kept on shelves.

- All the 'fresh' meat isn't fresh, it is simply covered up over night and is used over several days until it gets bought, it isn't bought in fresh every day.

- The cafe, now then, this will take a while All the meals are boguht in frozen apart from the fresh battered fish, and they are either microwaved to order or oven cooked half an hour before main meals start and are kept in a 'ban marie' for the day. All the breakfast items are kept the same, in the 'ban marie' until they get used uup and basically swim in grease for hours until they get used. The 'healthier' kids options aren't as healthy as they seem, again they are microwave cooked and full of not particularly healthy additives to give them a longer life.

This may not all sound that bad, but when you compare it to the other supermarkets who make all their bakery and deli fresh with well trained staff, it is very poor.

[Darren]

Aug 27, 2009 11:52:01 GMT @sirmavers said:

the supermarket gospel in accordance to Ant

I think a new off topic thread is called for ;D

[cb]

LOL DAZ! but yeah asda ftw

[Sean]

Maybe that's just your Sainsburys, I'm sticking by my loyal hard working clean sanitary staff

[dontask]

no but sainsburys is a very snobby place so im happy to hear its actually shit.

dolmio spaghetti bolognese for tea. the only staple in my weekly meals and ill be having it when im 80!